Archive for the 'Chery' Category

Official MSP Numbers: Chevy Caprice is quickest, fastest police car… barely

Sunday, October 10th, 2010

The numbers are in, folks. This year’s Michigan State Police Vehicle Evaluation pitted Ford’s Jurassic Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (the new Taurus-based Police Interceptor was reportedly on hand, but its numbers won’t be included until next year), Chrysler’s 2011 Dodge Charger Police Pursuit model and General Motors’Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle against each other in a no-holds-barred fight to [...]

Chevy Volt’s “maintenance mode” will burn gas to prevent aging

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

When General Motors conceived the electric powertrain for the Chevrolet Volt, the 40-mile electric driving range was specified so that most drivers would rarely, if ever, have to use any liquid fuel. Components like the battery were then sized to match the performance and range specifications. However, the whole point of incorporating the range extending engine was [...]

Report: Chrysler’s Sebring replacement to be named Nassau

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Flash back to the 2007 Detroit Auto Show and sitting on the Chrysler stand was the Nassau concept. Nothing ever came of the angular five-door, but some of the elements that debuted on the show car eventually worked their way onto the Sebring. That connection stands to be revived with a report by the Detroit Free Press that the Sebring’s [...]

Report: Next Chrysler Sebring to be built in Italy?

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

If ever there was a model in the Chrysler line up that needs updating, it’s the Sebring. While the car was a perfectly capable competitor when it debuted way back in 1995, subsequent generations have left it as nothing more than rental-fleet fodder. But if a report from Automotive News is to be believed, that may change significantly [...]

Beijing Olympics debut for Chery’s A5 Hybrid Vehicles

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

As China is wearing its eco-conscious outfit for the 2008 Beijing Olympics that will begin in two days time (August 8 – 24), it comes to no surprise that the organizers decided to use a fleet of 50 hybrid cars as part of the transportation arrangements for the Games. Known as the “Olympics Green Messengers”, [...]